Non-refillable bottle.



Patented Feb. 27, IQDQ.

T. P. CARAHER. NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

(Applicaiion filed June 29, 1899,)

(No Model.)

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THOMAS P. CARAHER, OF CAIRO, ILLINOIS.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 644,056, dated February27, 1900. 7

Application filed June 29, 1899.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS P. CARAHER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cairo, in the county of Alexander and State of Illinois,have invented a new and useful Non- Refillable Bottle, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates generally to non-refillable bottles and is morein the nature of a cap to be fastened upon the neck of abottle, thatportion of the neck contained within the cap being adapted to be brokenfrom the main portion of the neck whenever it is desired to empty thebottle, two corks being employed, one above and the other below thebreak-line, in order to prevent spilling.

The object of the invention is obviously to prevent the same bottlebeing used a second time for the same purpose without detection; andthis object I accomplish by means of the construction hereinafter fullydescribed, and pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is aperspective view of the neck of the bottle provided with my invention.Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view, and Fig. 3 is a detail perspectiveview of the cap.

In carrying out my invention I construct the neck A of the bottle withan exterior groove A, adapted to the upper end, and thereby weakeningthe neck of the bottle at that point. The lower cork B is inserted inthe neck of the bottle and forced down below the groove A, while theupper cork fills the upper portion of the neck.

to the body portion of the cap in any desir- A metallic cap G- isadapted to fit upon the top portion of the Serial No. 722,263. (Nomodel.)

able manner, said body portion being open at one side and provided withoutwardly-projecting ears D The cap being split or divided can bereadily sprung over the upper end of the neck of the bottle, and thecap-plate is cut away, as shown at D in order to permit a limitedexpansion of the cap. After the cap has been placed upon the neck of thebottle the ears are securely fastened together by means of a suitablerivet E, thereby sebottle.

In order to open the bottle, the top portion of the neck is broken oifat the line of the groove, and the neck and upper cork will remainwithin "the cap, while the lower cap will remain in the neck of thebottle and will prevent spilling of the liquid, and will also preventany particle of glass getting into the bottle. This. lower cork will ofcourse be eX- tracted by means of an ordinary corkscrew.

It will thus be seen that I provide a simple device that can be quicklyand easily adapted to the bottle and which will prevent said bottlebeing opened and used again for the same purpose.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

In a non-refillable bottle, the combination with the grooved neck ofthe-upper and lower corks, metallic cap divided or split, and havingoutwardly-projecting ears, adapted to be fastened together, and the toppiece cutaway at the division of the body portion, substan* tially asand for the purpose described.

THOMAS P. OARAHER.

'Witnesses:

B. B. BRADLEY, FRED BENNETT.

curely locking the cap upon the neck of the

